Bump for the best functioning pinball glass available. PDI.

Hyperball is a Williams, System 7 made in 1981. I don't know but I'm wondering if any of these other machines made then have the same dimensions. I don't want to send you on a wild goose chase but maybe post the dimensions of your glass and possibly there are others beyond just the Hyperball owners that could join your quest. - And I'll measure the glass on some of my 80's games to compare also.

Something tells me you've already done your home work and I'm probably wasting your time but who knows... Anyway, good luck.

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Defender, Time Fantasy and Fireball II use the same general cab. I gotta guess the glass would be the same?

I think the difference with Hyperball is the large lockdown bar, necessitating a shorter glass.

might want to check out rapid fire glasses, otherwise local glass shops can order tempered glass any pinbal measurement for about $70-$80

Any Idea if Joust (Head to Head) is the same?
Magicchiz

Hey Pinslinger. Please post the dimensions of the glass size you need. I'm curious and it may help.

No! Hyperball is not the same size as Joust...Joust PF glass is bigger than Hyperball PF glass (wider and longer)

My Hyperball PF glass is 21 X 37 1/16. It is same width as standard, but shorter due to the lockbar.

No I am not interested in PDI glass for mine. It is nice enough, and I'm not going to pay more for a piece of PF glass than I did for my entire pin. (that may be exaggerating a bit...it's probably about the same as what I paid for my entire pin)

Phoebe

Have you looked into Invisiglass? It may not be as nice but you maybe don't have to buy five pieces.

Wow, that's a gorgeous looking game!

Yes your Hyperball is very nice, but I still don't think it (or really any pinball machine for that matter) deserves $300. + PF glass...Sorry that is just my opinion. I don't have any on any of my pins and won't. There are many other things I would buy for my games before I would spend that much for a piece of glass...
We actually have a friend that had a piece (on loan to see of he wanted to buy it), he brought it to our house to put on his MM for our league finals several years ago. We ended up switching it to another game during the course of the day, and he couldn't tell the difference. At the end of the day we were helping him load it (not the actual piece he still hadn't noticed) back in his car and OOOPS! dropped it and shattered it in our driveway...he had a small heart attack. Then we came clean and told him it wasn't his glass...needless to say he decided against it. Said if he couldn't tell the difference it wasn't worth it.

Phoebe

Where did you get a backglass with yellow lettering? Looks pretty neat.

I wonder if you had something like a DMD glare guard if that would get rid of that glare from the chrome piece.

Hey Phoebe

I can't help but wonder if there was a mix up somehow on the glass your friend borrowed. I love the stuff and can easily justify the price. Other people love it but can't justify the price, which I completely understand.

I've had friends over and we tested, PDI, Invisaglass, museum glass (low iron) and standard. PDI was a run away winner, no question.
I believe you but find it hard to understand why you guys couldn't tell any difference.

Anyway, see you at Expo.

If the game isn't in a spot where lights glare off the glass, you don't need PDI. A properly situated game with new, clean glass can look like no glass is installed.

Plus the dude in question likes to drink during league..

I am considering for mine. Love the stuff. But my entire HB was only $300 as Phoebe said.!!